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Join us in celebrating the legacy of Walter Munk by supporting the completion of THE MAP® of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla Educational Plaza! The Friends of La Jolla Shores, in partnership with the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans, are reaching out to community members and ocean education supporters to complete the installation of plaza. This unique educational …

Matthew Pawinski, an Eagle Scout candidate, worked closely with Friends of La Jolla Shores to build a new footpath from Vallecitos into Kellogg Park. Matthew’s goal was to find a way to discourage through traffic across “The Map®”. This will ensure that through traffic will take an alternate route so “The Map®” continues to be a clean, vibrant resource for …

Generous donations have enabled a shade structure to be installed over the life-sized bronze statue of J.J. in the children’s playground at Kellogg Park La Jolla Shores. Shade will ensure that the statue does not heat in the summer sun – allowing J.J. to be enjoyed by children of all ages the whole year round. The shady area has proved …

In 2011, Friends of La Jolla Shores honored J.J. the famed baby gray whale with a life-sized bronze statue, installed in the children’s playground at Kellogg Park La Jolla Shores. On January 11, 1997, a newborn gray whale was rescued from a beach in Marina del Rey, CA. Named J.J., the baby whale was successfully rehabilitated at SeaWorld …